all materials to their current location . the former white library was renovated and converted into the meridian museum of art in 1970 , and the former african @ - @ american library was demolished on may 28 , 2008 . the only daily newspaper printed in the city is the meridian star , which has been in operation since 1898 . the paper was originally named the evening star but was renamed in 1915 and has been meridian ' s only daily newspaper since 1921 . with a daily circulation of about 12 @ , @ 000 in march 2010 , the paper serves lauderdale county as well as adjacent portions of western alabama and eastern mississippi . though the meridian star is now the only newspaper
all materials to their current location. the former white library was renovated and converted into the meridian museum of art in 1970, and the former african @ - @ american library was demolished on may 28, 2008. the only daily newspaper printed in the city is the meridian star, which has been in operation since 1898. the paper was originally named the evening star but was renamed in 1915 and has been meridian's only daily newspaper since 1921. with a daily circulation of about 12 @, @ 000 in march 2010, the paper serves lauderdale county as well as adjacent portions of western alabama and eastern mississippi. though the meridian star is now the only newspaper